Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis) - 20230909-01
The Brown-lipped Snail is one of the commonest large species of land snail in Europe, and has been introduced to North America.
It is highly polymorphic in shell colour and banding. The background colour of the shell varies along a continuum from brown through pink to yellow and sometimes almost white. Additionally the shells can be with or without dark bands. The bands vary in intensity of colour, in width and in number, from zero to five.
This is a very common and widespread species in Western Europe, occupying a wide range of habitats from coastal dunes to woodlands with full canopy cover, including gardens and abandoned land. It feeds mainly on dead or senescent plants, preferring broad-leaved plants over grasses. Although mostly not a pest of crops, it can be a nuisance in vineyards because it is inadvertently picked with the grapes. (Wikipedia)
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I found this cute little snail hanging onto a leaf while out birding. I thought at first it was a Brown-lipped Snail, but an expert on iNaturalist told me that it was an immature Brown-lipped. The things that one learns when using sites like iNaturalist is amazing.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. September 2023.
Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis) - 20230909-01
The Brown-lipped Snail is one of the commonest large species of land snail in Europe, and has been introduced to North America.
It is highly polymorphic in shell colour and banding. The background colour of the shell varies along a continuum from brown through pink to yellow and sometimes almost white. Additionally the shells can be with or without dark bands. The bands vary in intensity of colour, in width and in number, from zero to five.
This is a very common and widespread species in Western Europe, occupying a wide range of habitats from coastal dunes to woodlands with full canopy cover, including gardens and abandoned land. It feeds mainly on dead or senescent plants, preferring broad-leaved plants over grasses. Although mostly not a pest of crops, it can be a nuisance in vineyards because it is inadvertently picked with the grapes. (Wikipedia)
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I found this cute little snail hanging onto a leaf while out birding. I thought at first it was a Brown-lipped Snail, but an expert on iNaturalist told me that it was an immature Brown-lipped. The things that one learns when using sites like iNaturalist is amazing.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. September 2023.